Posse Chicago is proud to introduce its new director, Asaf Bar-Tura. Before joining Posse,
Asaf worked for the Jewish Council on Urban
Affairs for six years, most recently serving as their director
of programs. In that role, he led projects aimed at fostering relationships
and communication between different cultures and supporting communities to
carry on the work on their own.

Asaf's other previous experience
includes leading the after-school programming at the Mosholu Montefiore
Community Center which served over 300 students in the Bronx, New York.
Prior to that, he was a lieutenant in the Israeli military and concluded his
service as a programs evaluation specialist. He received his B.A. in philosophy,
politics and government from Ben-Gurion University in Israel, earned a
master's in political theory at Loyola University in Chicago and is currently
completing his doctorate in political theory at Loyola.